Tim Mitchell
Lighting Designer
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Tim Mitchell
PRODUCTION |
DIRECTOR |
VENUE / COMPANY |
| AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS | ||
| * Golden Mask Award Nomination for Best Lighting of an Opera production for DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN at the Mariinsky Theatre, Russia | ||
* Helen Hayes Award Nomination for Outstanding Lighting for HENRY IV parts 1 & 2 at the Shakespeare Theatre, Washington |
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Tim is an Associate Lighting Designer for Chichester Festival Theatre |
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CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING PRODUCTIONS |
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| THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE | Rupert Goold & Mike Fentiman | Kensington Gardens |
DIRTY DANCING |
James Powell and Paul Garrington |
UK tour / West End / Germany / Toronto / Utrecht / USA tour |
| LA BOHEME | Annabel Arden | Welsh National Opera |
| A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE | Nancy Meckler | Scottish Ballet |
| SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (Nominated for Best Musical Revival Olivier Award) | Jonathan Church | West End /Chichester Festival Theatre |
| WRITTEN ON THE HEART |
Gregory Doran | Duchess Theatre/ Royal Shakespeare Company |
| YES, PRIME MINISTER | Jonathan Lynn | UK tour / West End /Chichester Festival Theatre |
| THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI | Jonathan Church | Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva |
| THE OPRHAN OF ZHAO | Gregory Doran | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| KISS ME KATE | Trevor Nunn | Chichester Festival Theatre |
MOST RECENT THEATRE |
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| FILUMENA |
Michael Attenborough | Almeida Theatre |
| MUSTAFA | Janet Steel | Kali Theatre/ Birmingham Rep Co-production |
| BINGO | Angus Jackson | Young Vic Theatre in co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre |
| CRAZY FOR YOU (Nominated for Best Musical Revival Olivier Award) | Timothy Sheader | West End / Open Air Theatre, Regents Park |
| ALMEIDA FUNDRAISING GALA | Indhu Rubasingham | Almeida Theatre |
| THE SNOWMAN | Bill Alexander | Sadler’s Wells and tour, previously Korea, Wales Millennium Centre, A Birmingham Rep production |
| EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON | Rupert Goold | Headlong Theatre Tour |
| THE SYNDICATE | Seam Mathias | Chichester Festival Theatre and tour |
| ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD | Trevor Nunn | Chichester Festival Theatre/ Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| TELL ME ON A SUNDAY | Tamara Harvey | UK Tour, Jamie Wilson Productions Ltd |
| LEND ME A TENOR | Ian Talbot | West End / Theatre Royal Plymouth |
| THE CITY MADAM | Dominic Hill | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| CARDENIO SHAKESPEARE’S ‘LOST PLAY’ REIMAGINED |
Gregory Doran | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| GOODNIGHT MR TOM | Angus Jackson | Chichester Festival Theatre/ Children's Touring Partnership |
| THE KNOT OF THE HEART |
Michael Attenborough | Almeida Theatre |
| SMASH | Tamara Harvey | Menier Chocolate Factory |
| THE SECRET GARDEN | Anna Lindstrum | Edinburgh Festival Theatre / Toronto |
| BECKY SHAW | Peter DuBois | Almeida Theatre |
| RACING DEMON | Daniel Evans | Sheffield Crucible |
| MASTER CLASS | Jonathan Church | Theatre Royal Bath Tour |
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MOST RECENT OPERA AND DANCE |
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| BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | David Nixon | Northern Ballet Theatre |
| CLEOPATRA | David Nixon / Patricia Doyle | Northern Ballet Theatre |
| ARIADNE AUF NAXOS | Neil Armfield | Canadian Opera Company, previously Boston Lyric Opera |
ELEKTRA |
Jonathan Kent |
Opéra de Nice, previously Mariinsky Theatre Russia |
THE SNOWMAN |
Bill Alexander |
Sadlers Wells/ Wales Millennnium Centre, previously tour/ Birmingham Rep / Korea |
FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN |
Jonathan Kent |
Mariinsky Theatre, Russia |
| DRACULA | David Nixon | Northern Ballet Theatre |
HAMLET |
David Nixon |
Northern Ballet Theatre |
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THEATRE |
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| THE THREE MUSKETEERS | Francis Matthews | Rose Theatre Kingston |
| THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Rachel Kavanaugh | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
| THE MASTER BUILDER | Philip Franks | Chichester Festival Theatre |
| MORTE D’ARTHUR | Gregory Doran | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| THE CRITIC / REAL INSPECTOR HOUND | Jonathan Church | Chichester Festival Theatre |
| THE HISTORY BOYS | Christopher Luscombe | West Yorkshire Playhouse and Theatre Royal Bath |
| AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE | Daniel Evans | Sheffield Crucible |
| ARTHUR AND GEORGE | Rachel Kavanaugh | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
DARKER SHORES |
Anthony Clark |
Hampstead Theatre |
| TWELFTH NIGHT | Gregory Doran | RSC and Duke of York’s Theatre, London |
THE GRAPES OF WRATH |
Jonathan Church |
Chichester Festival Theatre and English Touring Theatre tour |
| ARSENIC AND OLD LACE | Philip Wilson | Salisbury Playhouse |
EAST IS EAST |
Iqbal Khan |
Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
OKLAHOMA! |
John Doyle |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
AMONGST FRIENDS |
Anthony Clark |
Hampstead Theatre |
ALPHABETICAL ORDER |
Christopher Luscombe |
Hampstead Theatre / Bathe Theatre Royal Tour |
WHEN WE ARE MARRIED |
Ian Brown |
West Yorkshire Playhouse/Liverpool Playhouse |
CYRANO DE BERGERAC |
Trevor Nunn |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
THE REAL THING |
Toby Frow |
Salisbury Playhouse |
TOYER |
William Scoular |
PW Productions, Arts Theatre London |
IMAGINE THIS |
Timothy Sheader |
West End / Plymouth Theatre Royal |
GLAMOUR |
Bill Alexander |
Nottingham Playhouse |
A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY |
Philip Wilson |
Salisbury Playhouse |
NOISES OFF |
Jeremy Sams |
Broadway, National Theatre, West End, UK tour |
HAPGOOD |
Rachel Kavanaugh |
Birmingham Rep and West Yorkshire Playhouse |
NOCTURNE |
Matt Wilde |
Almeida Theatre |
CINDERELLA |
Fiona Laird |
Old Vic Theatre |
BAD GIRLS THE MUSICAL |
Maggie Norris |
West End / WYP |
OTHERWISE ENGAGED |
Simon Curtis |
West End |
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG |
John Doyle |
Watermill Theatre |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD |
Jonathan Miller |
Sheffield Crucible |
AS YOU LIKE IT |
David Lan |
West End |
SUNSHINE BOYS |
Maggie Norris |
West Yorkshire Playhouse |
BIG WHITE FOG |
Michael Attenborough |
Almeida Theatre |
THE LIGHTNING PLAY |
Anna Mackmin |
Almeida Theatre |
ENEMIES |
Michael Attenborough |
Almeida Theatre |
ALICE IN WONDERLAND |
Ian Brown |
West Yorkshire Playhouse 2005 & Birmingham 2006 |
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For the Royal Shakespeare Company |
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HAMLET (starring David Tennant) |
Gregory Doran |
RSC / Novello London |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM |
Gregory Doran |
RSC / Novello London |
LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST |
Gregory Doran |
RSC |
CORIOLANUS |
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ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA |
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MERRY WIVES THE MUSICAL |
All Gregory Doran |
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WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN |
Laurence Boswell |
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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS |
Nancy Meckler |
(& West End) |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING |
Gregory Doran |
RSC at the Haymarket Theatre |
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA |
Michael Attenborough |
RSC at the Haymarket |
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE |
Wilson Milam |
RSC at the Garrick |
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Other international: |
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SLEEPING BEAUTY |
Rufus Norris |
New York/ Barbican / Young Vic |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM |
Gregory Doran |
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KING LEAR |
Bill Alexander |
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OTHELLO |
Gregory Doran |
All RSC, Japan and the West End |
HENRY IV parts 1 & 2 (for which he was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award) |
Bill Alexander |
Shakespeare Theatre in Washington |
THE TAMER TAMED & THE TAMING OF THE SHREW |
Gregory Doran |
RSC at The Kennedy Centre,
Washington & also West End |
HAMLET |
Jonathan Kent |
Japan & Sadlers Wells |
THE PLAY WHAT I WROTE |
Kenneth Branagh |
Broadway & UK No 1 tour |
PAJAMA GAME |
Simon Callow |
Toronto & West End |
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Other London Theatre: |
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ROMEO AND JULIET |
Rufus Norris |
Playhouse Theatre |
OF MICE AND MEN |
Jonathan Church |
Old Vic/ Savoy/Birmingham Rep |
SWEET PANIC |
Stephen Poliakoff |
Duke of York’s |
BENEFACTORS |
Albery |
Jeremy Sams |
A LIE OF THE MIND |
Wilson Milam |
Donmar |
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Olivier Award Best Musical) |
Michael Grandage |
Donmar |
MAHLER’S CONVERSION |
Gregory Doran |
Aldwych |
ANNA WEISS |
Michael Attenborough |
Whitehall |
BLOOD WEDDING |
Rufus Norris |
Almeida Theatre |
WHISTLING PSYCHE |
Robert Delamere |
Almeida Theatre |
BRIGHTON ROCK |
Michael Attenborough |
Almeida Theatre |
A RAISIN IN THE SUN |
David Lan |
Young Vic / Lyric Hammersmith / Tour |
HAND IN HAND |
Gemma Bodinetz |
Hampstead |
SPEAKING IN TONGUES |
Mark Clements |
Hampstead / Derby |
TWO PIANOS FOUR HANDS |
Jeremy Sams |
Comedy Theatre |
DAMES AT SEA |
John Gardyne |
Ambassadors |
THE RED BALLOON |
Tony Clarke |
National |
THE ALCHEMIST |
Bill Alexander |
National |
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Other Royal Shakespeare Company: |
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HENRY IV Parts I & II (Olivier Award Nomination) |
Michael Attenborough |
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ROMEO AND JULIET |
Michael Attenborough |
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MEASURE FOR MEASURE |
Sean Holmes |
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RICHARD III |
Sean Holmes |
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TITUS ANDRONICUS |
Bill Alexander |
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TAMING OF THE SHREW |
Gregory Doran |
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KING JOHN |
Gregory Doran |
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JUBILEE |
Gregory Doran |
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MACBETH |
Gregory Doran |
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THE WINTER’S TALE |
Gregory Doran |
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OROONOKO |
Gregory Doran |
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Sheffield Crucible: |
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LEAR |
Jonathan Kent |
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AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ |
Philip Wilson |
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PIAF |
Timothy Sheader |
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A CHORUS LINE |
Nikolai Foster |
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RICHARD III |
Michael Grandage |
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EDWARD II |
Michael Grandage |
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HIGH SOCIETY |
Fiona Laird |
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SWEET CHARITY (Winner of the TMA Best Musical Award) |
Timothy Sheader |
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Other West Yorkshire Playhouse: |
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HAMLET |
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A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS |
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ELECTRICITY |
All Ian Brown |
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Other Birmingham Rep: |
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CELESTINA |
Calixto Bieto |
(and Kings Theatre Edinburgh) |
THE DOLL’S HOUSE |
Rachel Kavanaugh |
(& No 1 tour) |
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE |
Toby Frow |
(& co-production with WYP) |
WINNIE THE WITCH |
Tony Clarke |
(& national tour) |
THE WINSLOW BOY |
Gwenda Hughes |
(& WYP) |
THE ENTERTAINER |
Tony Clarke |
(& WYP) |
And as an Associate at Birmingham 1995 - 2001: |
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THE FREE STATE |
Janet Suzman |
(also tour) |
MY BEST FRIEND |
Tony Clarke |
(& Hampstead) |
PADDY IRISHMAN AND PADDY ENGLISHMAN AND PADDY |
Tony Clarke |
(also Tricycle) |
HAMLET - ELSINORE |
Bill Alexander |
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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS |
Rupert Goold |
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ST JOAN |
Tony Clarke |
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BIG MAGGIE |
Gwenda Hughes |
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TWINS |
Simon Usher |
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THE ATHEIST’S TRAGEDY (1995 Gold Medal Winner at the Prague Quadrennial) |
Tony Clarke |
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Other Theatre: |
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CHARLEY’S AUNT |
Timothy Sheader |
Oxford Playhouse |
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN |
Timothy Sheader |
No 1 tour |
CLOUDS |
Jennie Darnell |
No 1 tour |
A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS |
Rachel Kavanaugh |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, DANNY BOUNCING, LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES |
All Mark Clements |
Derby Playhouse |
THE LADY VANISHES |
Martin Connor |
No 1 tour |
WODEHOUSE ON BROADWAY |
Keith Cheetam |
Theatre Royal Plymouth & BBC |
THE KING AND I |
John Gardyne |
Covent Garden Festival |
Opera & Dance |
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INTO THE WOODS |
William Tuckett |
Royal Opera House |
THE LADY AND THE FOOL |
John Cranko |
Birmingham Royal Ballet |
Welsh National Opera Gala Concert LA TRAVIATA |
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Millennium Centre, Cardiff (& Opus TV) |
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS |
Neil Armfield |
Welsh National Opera |
DIE FLEDERMAUS |
Calixto Bieto |
Welsh National Opera |
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO |
Bobby Hertsel |
Kammeroper Vienna |
REQUIEM BALLET |
Stuart Trotter |
Kammeroper Vienna |
DON GIOVANNI |
Bobby Hertsel |
Kammeroper Vienna |
LES ENFANTS PRODIGUES |
Jean-Claude Auvray |
Royal College of Music |
LE ROSSIGNOL |
Jean-Claude Auvray |
Royal College of Music |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM |
Jamie Hayes |
Covent Garden Festival |
THE GONDOLIERS |
John Gardyne |
Covent Garden Festival |
YEOMAN OF THE GUARD |
Andrew Wickes |
D’Oyly Carte |
CARMEN NEGRA |
Stuart Trotter |
Icelandic Opera |
PROMETHEUS |
Conducted by Claudio Abbado, dir Christopher Swan |
Berlin Philharmonic |
ON THE TOWN |
Christopher Swan |
London Symphony Orchestra/Barbican/BBC TV |